Before I left for my last retreat, a colleague asked why I regularly go to meditation retreats. I started to explain the technicalities of Acem Meditation, and she listened politely and then she asked again: “Why do you go to retreats?” It was a good question, and after the retreat, I wrote the following answer. […]

– first time outside of Scandinavia Few things are more distinctive of Acem’s way of teaching than its various forms of meditation guidance. Other schools of meditation often give standard answers to common questions about the practice: «repeat the sound effortlessly», «let thoughts come and go», «don’t try to pursue pre-set goals», etc. In addition […] […]

On every single question, the score of the Acem courses is way above the average score of all the other courses organized by the hospital. This average is calculated on the basis of nearly 80,000 evaluation forms from different courses over several years. Not only is the Acem score higher than the average; it is higher than any other course organized at the […]

Regular International Retreat, 28 July – 4 August at Halvorsbøle, Oslo Meet meditators from around the world for a meaningful, week-long dive into your meditation. Explore the opportunities for insight and increased understanding with like-minded people in groups, seminars, walks and meals. The international retreat is a week of well-being and relaxation, co […]

This is a unique opportunity to spend a week with daily long meditations in a fantastic mountain landscape. Boí Taüll is located 1600 meters above sea level among the rising peaks of the Spanish Pyrenees. If you missed the World Retreat, this is a chance to experience a weeklong meditation retreat here. The retreat is […]

The recent book, Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context», edited by Halvor Eifring, has been reviewed in the journal Religious Studies Review (Vol. 43 No. 4, December 2017). The reviewer maintains that the book «offers provocative new insights for understanding meditation practice. … … The key questions this book raises are: Should med […]

Acem Meditation is now receiving widespread attention in France. About a month ago, the French daily morning newspaper Le Figaro encouraged its readers to learn Acem Meditation. Now the France based international magazine Marie Claire has followed suit in an article in its French and English versions. “La méditation à la norvégienne” is becoming popular beca […]

By Jonas Meyer In Norway, children will often get what they want for Christmas or birthdays. This is not always the case in meditation. Meditation is unpredictable. When our meditation doesn’t turn out the way we would like it to be, we easily get frustrated or simply give up. You wanted a propeller airplane, you […]

By Birgitta Hellmark Lindgren I started with Acem Meditation to reduce stress. I discovered that it had significant effects on my leadership in a large organisation. I learned meditation in Acem because I was looking for a tool and a method that could help me recover from an increasing stress problem. I did not primarily start […]

The French daily morning newspaper Le Figaro encourages its readers to learn Acem Meditation. The newspaper’s women’s section is now displaying 10 “tested and approved” new year’s resolutions. The common denominator is: “Take care of yourself, listen to your desires and feel more Zen, more fit, better in your body …”. Acem Meditation, described as “Scandinav […]